At A Glance

The Thompson Charitable Foundation

4800 Old Kingston Pike, Ste. 100
Knoxville, TN 37919-6478
Telephone: (865) 588-0491
Contact: Debbie Black, Exec. Dir.
Fax: (865) 588-4496
E-mail: debbie@cf.org

Type of Grantmaker

Independent foundation

IRS Exemption Status

501(c)(3)

Financial Data

(yr. ended 6/30/10)
Assets: $32,349,757
Total giving: $1,365,315

EIN

581754763

990-PF

2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 20032002
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Note: If a donor is deceased, the symbol (‡) follows the name.
B.R. Thompson, Sr.‡


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Established in 1987 in TN.

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Giving limited to Bell, Clay, Laurel, and Leslie counties, KY; Anderson, Blount, Knox, and Scott counties, TN; and Buchanan and Tazewell counties, VA.
No support for religious or political organizations.
No grants for budget deficits or endowments.

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Giving primarily for education, health, and human services, including funding for capital and building improvements for human service organizations and educational institutions; funding also for youth and Christian organizations.

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Subjects
Autism research

Cancer

Children/youth, services

Community development, neighborhood development

Disasters, fire prevention/control

Education

Environment, water resources

Family services, adolescent parents

Food services

Graduate/professional education

Health care

Hospitals (general)

Housing/shelter

Housing/shelter, development

Human services

Residential/custodial care, hospices

YM/YWCAs & YM/YWHAs
Population Groups
Economically disadvantaged

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Kentucky

Tennessee

Virginia

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Building/renovation

Capital campaigns

General/operating support

Program development

Scholarship funds

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Informational brochure

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Applicants should submit the following:
  1. Statement of problem project will address
  2. Detailed description of project and amount of funding requested
Initial approach: Letter (no more than 2 pages)

Board meeting date(s): Apr. and Oct.

Deadline(s): Mar. 15, Sept. 1


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Note: An asterisk (*) following an individual's name indicates an officer who is also a trustee or director.
Merle D. Wolfe,* President
Debbie Black, Executive Director
Kyle Derham
Greg Erickson
JoAnne Manofksy
Ginny Thompson
Jessie Thompson
Sylvia M. Thompson
Merle D. Wolfe

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Number of Staff
1 shared staff (shared with The Aslan Foundation)



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Year ended 6/30/10:
Assets: $32,349,757 (market value)

Expenditures: $1,488,942

Total giving: $1,365,315

Qualifying distributions: $1,418,500

Giving activities include:

$1,365,315 for 51 grants (high: $150,000; low: $1,000)


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County: Knox

Metropolitan area: Knoxville, TN

Congressional district: Tennessee District 2


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The following grants were reported in 2009:
$203,000 to Southwest Virginia Community College, Richlands, VA, payable over 1 year.
$100,000 to Maryville College, Maryville, TN, payable over 1 year.
$100,000 to Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service, Knoxville, TN, payable over 1 year.
$100,000 to YMCA of Buchanan County, Grundy, VA, payable over 1 year.
$50,000 to Alice Lloyd College, Pippa Passes, KY, payable over 1 year.
$50,000 to Appalachia Service Project, Johnson City, TN, payable over 1 year.
$50,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County, Oak Ridge, TN, payable over 1 year.
$50,000 to Helen Ross McNabb Center, Knoxville, TN, payable over 1 year.
$20,000 to Buchanan Neighbors United, Grundy, VA, payable over 1 year.
$15,000 to Sunrise Center, Richlands, VA, payable over 1 year.